Deb Surname

2,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Deb Surname User-submission:

The surname Deb means 'God', or 'godlike'. It is mainly found in the Bengali language.

Deb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India165,8401:4,625418
Bangladesh68,4901:2,327230
United States1,3041:277,95925,957
England6081:91,6429,853
Cambodia6011:25,7691,422
United Arab Emirates3921:23,3732,667
Australia2501:107,98312,061
Canada2481:148,57115,198
Algeria1801:214,62024,850
New Zealand1761:25,7294,511
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea1221:66,8348,731
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
France381:1,747,966156,445
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Chile371:476,12112,335
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Oman131:283,6904,528
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Wales101:309,45316,869
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Laos91:732,036508
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
China31:455,773,85521,925
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Déb (1) are calculated separately.

Deb (143,730) may also be a first name.

Deb Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Deb means 'God', or 'godlike'. It is mainly found in the Bengali language.

- agradeepdeb

Deb Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Deb Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Deb (Bengali: দেব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺏ, Hindi: देब, Marathi: देब, Oriya: େଦବ, Tibetan: དེབ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Déb. For other potential spellings of Deb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,294th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,428 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Deb reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 7,291st most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 143,730 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 165,840 people, or 1 in 4,625. In India Deb is mostly found in: Tripura, where 49 percent reside, West Bengal, where 21 percent reside and Assam, where 19 percent reside. Besides India it occurs in 86 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Deb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deb last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Deb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.43% less than the national average, earning €11,883 per year; in United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning $44,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Déb891/
Deeb86173,792/
Debs864,592/
Deab861,567/
Dieb861,047/
Dheb86417/
Deib86352/
Debz86323/
Desb86135/
Daeb8643/
Doeb8617/
Debt8615/
Debh8612/
Deub865/
Hdeb863/
Debd863/
Deyb862/
Dehb862/
Detb861/
Debû861/
Dejb861/
Deabs75524/
Hdeeb75286/
Dhieb7582/
Deebs7538/
Hdeib7512/
Debss7510/
Debsh758/
Debch755/
Dheib755/
Dheeb755/
Dheab754/
Deb's752/
Debdd751/
Dhebh751/
D'Heb751/
Deuhb751/
Hdieb751/
Desbh751/
Debsz751/
Debtt750/
Dev67311,174/
Dib6750,095/
Dew6718,769/
Dep676,879/
Dob674,244/
Dab673,022/
Dyb672,562/
Def67234/
Debova6784/
Debowa679/
Dehebs673/
Djb673/
H'Deib671/
Deibth671/

Deb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deb in the Tibetan language
དེབ་deb-
Deb in the Bengali language
দেবdeba99.84
দেব্deb0.15
ডেব্deb0
Deb in the Hindi language
देबdeba97.77
Deb in the Oriya language
େଦବedaba92.22
େଡବedaba4.17
Deb in the Marathi language
देबdeba88.15
डेबdeba11.13
Deb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺏdb85.71
ﺍﺩﺏadb14.29

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